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=Mini-Mission 2: Wisdom of the Crowd: Mission Development / Reflection on the Mission= Day 2 (Wednesday) November 10, 2010 TIME: 9:40 a.m. - Noon

=**Goals for Process**=
 * 1) To engage colleagues in meaningful conversation around the shape of education in the 21st Century
 * 2) To contribute to systemic thinking on future schooling
 * 3) To develop and share effective classroom practices in the 21st Century
 * 4) To foster an open and transparent think tank for our school communities
 * 5) To design and develop systemic plans that inform our coaching role and mobilize 21st century teaching and learning
 * 6) To improve in our practice as coaches and facilitators of learning.

=Guiding Questions=

3. What skill improvement and resources do I need as a coach to effectively support 21st century learning?
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The last 20 min. of the session was recorded. It can be found here: Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach's final comments

Joined on November 10, 2010 at 9:38 AM
 * CHAT TRANSCRIPT FROM ELLUMINATE**

Me: Good Morning Friends

Me: From Heather and JJustine

Cocoa 3 Team: Hi from Diahann and Evelyn

Moderator: Sec trying to get my sound to work

Cocoa 2: Hello from Cocoa 2!

Moderator: Give me 5 min

Aztec: no problem.... Hello from Aztec!!!

magnoliaD: Hello from Magnolia D

Moderator: You guys can start to exchange ideas and such in this chat area

Moderator: brb

Empire D: Hello from Empire D

Empire A: Hello from Empire A

Magnolia A 1: i don't have loud speakers

Magnolia A 1: difficult to hear

Crystal A: Hello from Crystal A

Empire B: Having speaker problems

Crystal A: Having speaker problems

Crystal A: are speakers aren't working

Empire B: are speakers are working now thanks

Crystal A: we can hear you on the computer

Moderator: How about the rest of you?

Cocoa 3 Team: Agreed

Magnolia C: that was ours too

Magnolia A 1: we agree

Moderator: WEigh in here in chat please.

Cocoa 3 Team: scheduling

magnoliaD: Professional development was our top vote getter as well

Cocoa 3 Team: time was #2

Wildrose B: Leadership/Administrtion

magnoliaD: time was number 2 for us

Wild Rose A: we had a good idea on this

Magnolia C: We also said that we wanted to SEE examples of Project based learning

Magnolia A 1: we need to rethink daily schedules

Wild Rose A: misaligned goals for pd

Cocoa 3 Team: culture

Wild Rose A: money

Magnolia A 1: we had 3 votes for culture

Moderator: Define culture please

Magnolia B: Culture between Admin and Staff

Empire A: Culture received 25 votes in our room.

Moderator: All of you -- take a stab at common language.

Magnolia B: It should not be that way.

Empire C: Culture had 9 votes in our room

Aztec: we didn't call it culture as much as lack of understanding and communication between admin/tech/ curriculum

Cocoa 3 Team: culture = mindset, vibe, traditions, always been done this way

Wildrose B: One unique situation is a district with high scores already that doesn't feel the need for change.

Empire C: Culture was about the expectations and willingness of both teachers and students

Empire A: Attitude/Motivation -you can't legislate attitude.

Wild Rose A: that culture was set a loooong time ago

Empire C: Culture also was touched on in terms of the vision and consistency of administrators

Cocoa 4: leadership plays a large roll in establishing and changing the culture

Empire B: Our biggest was administration support which ties to culture

Crystal A: enlighten school board, community, adm

Magnolia A 1: culture is different in each school even within one single district

Wild Rose A: little understanding of thr roles

Cocoa 2: Cocoa 2 had Administration/Leadership as it's number one.

Cocoa 3 Team: excellent point Magnolia A

Magnolia B: Professional Development Needs

Magnolia A 1: funding

Aztec: one of our tables identified PD as their priority

Moderator: @Aztec what kind of priorities?

Empire C: A teacher survey to make PD more teacher-driven. Also tying all PD for a number of years to PBL

Moderator: @Empire what does that look like when you unpack it?

Magnolia A 1: buy in - collaboration

Empire B: community involvement to support funding

Wild Rose A: pbl can be cross curricular

Empire C: Having board members participate in one teacher training session

Aztec: waiting for the table to respond

Magnolia A 1: funding is there it needs to be reorgnized for instructional needs

Cocoa 3 Team: Generate a leadership team with action plan for providing job-embedded PD throughput the year

Wildrose B: Allow teachers to desgin their inservice days.

Empire B: Admin Support was our top category

Empire A: Input from teachers- thie ideas to establish buy-in

Moderator: @Cocoa great ideas.. ways to scale?

Aztec: we have a representative to speak on their PD ideas

magnoliaD: ummer flex days

Wild Rose A: what about mandated PD?

Magnolia A 1: avatar

1. Web-based Professional development Like: a. Podcasts/VodCasts b. Web-based resources c. Online Professional Development Courses

Cocoa 3 Team: Agree with Empire C and the board presence at PD sessions

Wild Rose A: special ed folks have required PD

magnoliaD: Techie Tuesdays, Breakfast Breakouts, Lunch and Learn

Magnolia C: They do not know what PBL is. We need to have some examples in which they particpate.

Empire A: 1. visit other schools

magnoliaD: Intensive Technology Academy

Empire A: collaborate with admin

magnoliaD: Independent Project Development done by teacher instead of being formally observed

Magnolia A 1: pd for admin... they should be here and be expected to work on missions with their coaches and truly create an implementation plan

Cocoa 4: amen magnolia a

Empire A: Having PD sessions that model PBL. Show them what it looks like.

Aztec: AGREED

Wildrose B: Create in-person or online professional development with pay and Act 48 or co-partner with local universities to offer graduate credit.

Wild Rose A: they just need to understand..not do

Moderator: wow-- talk about that.

Moderator: Cant hear

Cocoa 3 Team: Admin is limiting themselves to Act 45 courses. DOes anyone have an ITQ done ofr PBL?

Cocoa 4: we cant hear

Moderator: need to speak in mic

Wildrose B: Have coaches and teachers to provide resources on a web tool or shared directory within a district network and provide opportunities for teachers to model.

Magnolia B: Mic is open

Empire B: That is the importance of the team meetings with the Coach, TIM, mentors and admins to discuss the plans for meeting the needs

Wild Rose A: 470 forms dont have this

Magnolia A 1: not peeeeeons right

Aztec: instructional leadership can be defined very differently depending on the district

Magnolia A 1: leadership is leadership no matter what the passion

Magnolia A 1: thanks Sheryl!!!!! Excellent morning!!!

Aztec: Thank you!

Empire A: Thanks Sheryl

Wildrose B: Thanks! Nicely done!

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